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August 30, 2021
C-P Flexible Acquires Fruth, Cleanroom
Smurfit Invests $22 Million In Plant Smurfit Kappa is investing $22 mil- lion to expand its corrugated plant in Culiacan,North-West Mexico.It demon- strates the company’s continued com- mitment to the Mexican market with expanded capacity, capabilities and products offerings for local customers in the fresh produce segment. Modernizing Operations The investment will modernize and expand the plant, with the in- stallation of high-tech state of the art machinery and the construction of a new 10,900-square-meter building that will include a new corrugator and an automatic Rotary Die Cutter (RDC) that will be fully operational by the end of 2021. The facility will produce corrugated boxes made with a moisture barrier that helps resist condensation.These new offerings will also reportedly re- sult in more sustainable operations at the facility with reduced use of paper that is 100 percent recyclable and can be reused at Smurfit Kappa mills. The investment will reportedly en-
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Y ork, Pennsylvania-based C-P Flexible Packaging (C-P), has acquired privately held Fruth Custom Packaging, Inc. and affiliated company Cleanroom Film and Bag, Inc. located in Pla- centia, California. Both of the acquired companies specialize in manufacturing flexible rollstock and pre-made pouches used in cleanroom environments. C-P is a longstanding portfolio compa-
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C-P Flexible Packaging operates nine manufacturing plants across North America and employs more than 800 people.
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summer within the Bud Light family of products.With this milestone, Bud Light will be the first major beer brand to join the How2Recycle program. “Consumers are increasingly passionate about sup- porting our planet, but in many cases they may not have the information and resources readily available to properly recycle,” says Colleen Lucas,Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Anheuser-Busch.“By partnering with our retailers and leveraging the reach of our brands to highlight the How2Recycle program, we hope that our consumers will not only recycle our packaging but will also be empowered to keep an eye out for this label across all of their favorite products.” By adding this label to its packaging,Anheuser-Busch joins other leading companies in bringing increased awareness to the program which helps to empower consumers to recycle more and recycle better.
Manufacturing capabilities of Fruth and Cleanroom include several levels of cleanroom environments with in-house blown film extrusion, flexographic printing, specialty bag making and slitting. Distribution capa- bilities include a national network of specialty supply partners and a platform for e-commerce sales. Founded in 1958, C-P Flexible Packaging operates nine manufacturing plants across North America and employs more than 800 people.The company brings together a full portfolio of flexible packaging formats spanning HD printed rollstock, premade pouches, shrink sleeves, stretch sleeves, poly bags, roll-fed labels, reclose, cold-seal flow wrap, compostable and recycla- ble flexible packaging.
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Indonesian Packaging Events Moved To 2022
Anheuser-Busch has joined the How2Recycle la- beling program. As part of its ongoing commitment to sustainability and its US 2025 Sustainability Goals, Anheuser-Busch has committed to 100 percent of its packaging being made from a majority of recycled content or returnable by the year 2025. The How2Recycle logo will be rolled out across An- heuser-Busch’s portfolio of brands – beginning this
Messe Düsseldorf Asia and joint organizer Wahana Kemalaniaga Makmur, PT have decided to move INDO- PLAS, INDOPACK and INDOPRINT to August 31–Sep- tember 3, 2022, at the Jakarta International Expo (JI- Expo). The Exhibitions were originally scheduled for October 13–16, 2021.
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PMMI,The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is organizing its first-ever Silent Auc- tion to support packaging and processing education. This virtual event, benefitting the PMMI Foundation, will take place in conjunction with the organization’s 2021 Annual Meeting in November.The Annual Meet- ing brings together leaders from the packaging and processing industry. Donations Items to donate could include travel packages, tick- ets to events, alcohol (wine or beer), unique experi- ences, entertainment items, food and gourmet items, items for your pet, memorabilia, collectibles, golf and sports gear and artwork. All proceeds from the Silent Auction will go direct- ly to the PMMI Foundation and help support the fu- ture of the packaging and processing industry, includ- ing scholarships and manufacturing summer camps. Please note:The fair market value of donations is tax deductible up to the extent allowed by law. Hybrid Software Celebrates 10th Anniversary Hyrbid Software, a Global Graphics company that de- velops productivity software tools for the graphic arts industry, has reached its milestone tenth anniversary. The company’s original focus was order lifecycle management based on MIS andWeb2Print integration. Two years later, the company pivoted with the birth of Packz, an application—with native PDF support, col- or separation, trapping, screening, quality control, and much more—that made editing of packaging and la- bels accessible to small, medium and high production volume professionals. In 2013, the company also introduced Cloudflow, a modular production workflow suite for file process- ing, asset management, soft proofing and workflow automation. Dscoop Edge San Diego Canceled HP and Dscoop have jointly announced the decision to cancel the Dscoop Edge San Diego event,which had been scheduled for October 24-27 in San Diego, Cali- fornia. Edge Denver is scheduled for March 6-9, 2022, at the Gaylord Resort and Convention Center. Dscoop is also exploring ways to enable PSPs and partners to interact safely and in-person on a local level in 2021.
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Resource Label Group Acquires Teklabel
Resource Label Group, LLC, (RLG) a full-service pro- vider of pressure sensitive label, shrink sleeve and RFID/NFC technology for the packaging industry, has acquired Milpitas, California-based Teklabel and Print- ing, Inc. which represents the 20th acquisition for Re- source Label. Founded in 2004 by Jim Di Bona and David Hinds, Teklabel provides a full range of digital and flexograph- ic printing capabilities, as well as the latest in finishing technology. RLG’s core offerings for its national and regional customers include prime labels and promo- tional, sustainable, and flexible packaging solutions for the food, wine, personal care, nutraceutical, and med- ical markets. Jim Di Bona and David Hinds, founding partners of Teklabel will continue in key leadership roles. Contact Originators Installs Esko Platemaking Tecnology Contact Originators, graphics origination and flexo- graphic plate manufacturer, has invested in a second Esko CDI Crystal XPS imager and exposure solution that will enable another completely inline flexo plate-
making workflow at its Manchester, UK, facility. Having moved from its original Bredbury site in March 2021, Contact Originators is now located at a new 32,500-square-foot super site in Dukinfield, Manchester. The CDI Crystal reportedly offers efficiency and quality gains by reducing manual steps and operator intervention, as well as reducing errors by 50 percent, meaning less plate waste.With UV main and back ex- posure, the XPS Crystal uses LEDs, which require no warm-up time and emit even light to ensure consistent plate quality.
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AWA Publishes Sleeve Labeling Market Study
AWA Alexander Watson Associates has published AWAreness Report Global Sleeve Label Market 2021, a study of the sleeve labeling market The study is an update on the status of the sleeve labeling market. It confirms how strongly it has estab- lished itself in a relatively short timescale, claiming around 19 percent of the overall global label market. This maturing technology registers strong growth at an annual 3.3 percent. As the study documents, most of the volumes are in heat shrink sleeves, representing around 89 percent of usage, and with the Asian region claiming the highest volumes by far. Across all the sleeve label formats, the primary end- use sector is the beverage market at 64 percent of vol- umes, with food-related applications in second place at 16 percent. In 2020, theAsian convenience stores and restaurants were hit by the lockdowns and restrictions, relaying the impact on the heavily dependent Asian beverage market. Beverages amounting to over 70 percent of the end-use segment for the sleeve label market inAsia left a significant impact on the market. Whereas his- torically, the Asian market has seen the highest annual growth rates for sleeve labels, in 2020, it experienced a slowdown in its growth, falling short of its initial fore- casted yearly growth rate of 5.5 percent and giving way for higher growth rates in 2020 for European and North American markets. The study examines the different sleeve material sub- strates used for each format, as well as the structure of the related supply chains, and documents in-depth the regional geographical market characteristics. From resin manufacture through converting and printing to application technologies, as well as the ex- isting legislative and recycling challenges, AWAreness Report Global Sleeve Label Market 2021 provides a thorough understanding of the technology today and tomorrow for all involved in the market across the val- ue chain and for those considering future entry. AWA is hosting AWA & TLMI Sleeve Label Industry Conference and Exhibition 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio, in November 2021. FLEXcon Expands Sustainable Packaging Product Line FLEXcon has expanded its FLEXcon optiFLEX eco- FOCUS line, designed with sustainability in mind, to in- clude conformable polyethylene labeling solutions that reportedly enable recyclability of HDPE containers.
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Avery Dennison Focuses On Healthcare Labeling Trends According to a 2019 report by The Freedonia Group, demand for pharmaceutical packaging products in North America is projected to rise 5 percent annu- ally through 2023. The Covid-19 pandemic has only accelerated this trending space. There are challenges, though, and they are specifically centered around the supply chain. The World Health Organization (WHO) states that up to 50 percent of vaccines are wasted globally every year due to improper temperature man- agement in the supply chain. Similarly, according to IQVIA, the biopharma industry loses $35 billion annu- ally as a result of temperature-control failures across supply chains. Avery Dennison, a material and substrate supplier based in Mentor, Oio, has seen strong growth for phar- maceutical labels over the last 18 months in response to the Covid-19 pandemic and corresponding effort of the pharmaceutical industry to develop vaccines and other therapies. The company has also seen two other prominent trends: the growth of biologic drugs and the importance of track-and-trace capabilities. “Biological products often represent the cutting-edge of biomedical research and, in time,may offer the most effective means to treat a variety of medical illnesses and conditions that presently have no other treat- ments available,” explained Cory Keller, Senior Prod- uct Manager – Pharmaceuticals,Avery Dennison.“Most large pharmaceutical companies are now spending 40-50 percent — or more — of their R&D budget on biopharmaceuticals. The industry’s migration to these new medicines injects tremendous complexity into the supply chain as they must be handled within specific condition tolerances such as cold chain, con- trolled room temperature (CRT), and frozen. Failure to maintain appropriate conditions at any point in the supply chain can harm the efficacy of the drug, result in the loss of a shipment, and put patients at risk.” Track-and-trace labeling, meanwhile, is so critical because the counterfeit drug market is the largest fraudulent market in the world. It is valued at roughly $200 billion and results in at least one million deaths per year. “Many pharmaceutical brands consider non-authen- tic drugs to be the biggest threat to their brand,” said Keller. “In 2018, the Protenus’ report found 47.2 mil- lion doses lost due to healthcare employee misuse and theft.Healthcare organizations lost nearly $454 million because of clinical drug diversions.” According to Keller, the Drug Quality and Security Act was enacted by Congress on November 27, 2013 to address these concerns.Title II of DQSA,The Drug
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Great Northern Oshkosh Earns SFI Certification
Great Northern Oshkosh has announced its renewal of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) Sourcing La- bel Certification. This certification verifies that Great Northern Oshkosh’s products come from recycled content or from a certified forest and that all the fiber in its products are acquired from sources that are in compliance with state, providence or federal laws.
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Vanguard Wins Best Of Show At Box Olympics Vanguard Companies, designer and manufacturer of value-added point-of-purchase displays,won Best of the Industry Corrugated Structure in the 2021 Box Manu- facturing Olympics. The competition was open to all TAPPI and AICC members from around the globe who produce corrugated, rigid box and folding cartons, as well as their suppliers. Entries were evaluated on a
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Flint Group’s ZenCode Line Cradle To Cradle Certified Flint Group Packaging Inks,a supplier of ink and coat- ings to the global packaging industry, has announced its ZenCode CG and ZenCode CS ink series have been assessed against the requirements of the Material Health category of the Cradle to Cradle Certified Prod- uct Standard, achieving a Gold level and Silver level re- spectively. The company’s ZenCode portolio is part of its recently announced ONECode solvent-based inks and coatings range. ZenCode solvent-based inks are designed with the environment in mind and to promote the developing circular economy in flexible packaging. Specific col- ored inks, whites and a range of 1-component and 2-component overprint varnishes are available for both flexographic and rotogravure printing – includ- ing expanded color gamut printing – and incorporate a certified range of chemistries. ZenCode can be used for printing on the non-food contact side of food packaging materials and is suitable for surface, reverse, and lamination printing. These inks are designed for a wide range of flexible packaging re- quirements including high-end lamination,retort,shrink sleeves, collation shrink and reverse printing. The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute is a non-profit organization created to bring about a large-scale transformation in the way items are man- ufactured. Its mission is to provide a continuous im- provement quality standard to guide product man- ufacturers and designers in making safe and healthy products, of all types, for the world. The Cradle to Cradle Certified Material HealthAssess- ment methodology is a contextual assessment based on chemical hazard identification and qualitative ex- posure considerations during a product’s final manu- facture, use and end-of-life. The assessment concluded that all materials used in the ZenCode range were either optimal or accept- able for use as defined by the Cradle to Cradle Inno- vation Institute and do not contain any highly prob- lematic materials.The product’s assessed materials are therefore confirmed to not contain chemicals on the Banned Lists of Chemicals above permitted thresholds nor contain carcinogens, mutagens, or reproductive toxicants. The range also meets volatile organic com- pound (VOC) emissions testing requirements, as de- scribed in the Standard. Not only are ZenCode products Cradle to Cradle Ma- terial Health certified, these inks have also been ap- proved for composting by OK Compost in Europe and have been certified for the CADEL DEINKING process in Europe.
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AGI manufactures, distributes and converts current technology flexo mounting tapes and backing sys - tems for corrugated plate mounting. Flexstik hard vinyl, FlexSoft, bi.esse brand, Gold Series. Thin tapes for sleeve and Narrow web plate mounting. Specialty tapes that cover the vast thick - ness range requirements and specific adhesion systems for all flexo mounting requirements. We provide technical service and problem solving ser - vices for unique customers & applications. A&V manufactures a complete line of photopolymer plate processing systems and is a leading distribu - tor of flexographic platemaking materials. A&V also sells digital imaging systems and software specifical - ly designed for flexography. Apex International www.apexinternational.com Anderson & Vreeland, Inc. www.andersonvreeland.com Apex International is an award-winning global lead - er of anilox rolls, sleeves, glue sets, metering prod - ucts, and print maintenance solutions. With five production facilities on four continents, a grow - ing portfolio of clients in over 80 countries, and a high-performance continuous-improvement culture, Apex’s mission is the customer’s production suc - cess. Through technical innovation, service, and manufacturing precision, Apex delivers reliable, durable, and predictable metering solutions to its client’s presses every day. ARC International www.ARCInternational.com ARC International is a world leader in the manufac - turing of roller products for flexography. The latest nanotechnology laser engraving in our Charlotte and Las Vegas manufacturing facilities ensures superior quality and consistency in anilox rollers. Eaglewood Technologies, LLC www.eaglewoodtech.com Eaglewood Technologies provides the award-winning Sitexco Laser Systems, Sanilox ™ Systems and Sani- Blast ™ Mobile Service. Sitexco Laser Systems are the latest technology in anilox roll cleaning and are perfect for packaging and label printers. Sanilox ™ Systems are the global standard of reliable, environmentally safe anilox roll cleaning. Sani-Blast ™ cleaning service has been cleaning rolls for over 20 years and offer several cleaning options to minimize downtime.
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DS Smith Invests In Waste Water Conversion DS Smith as invested 7.5 million Euros in its Rouen, France paper mill to convert more waste water into energy, improve the quality of discharged water, and take another step toward meeting its carbon reduction targets. The Rouen Paper mill produces lightweight recycled fluting that’s used to make corrugated paper, as well light medium, medium, and dual-use papers. It has an annual production output of 280. Rouen produces paper using fibre obtained only from recycled or sustainable sources. Paper for recy- cling goes through a pulping process where it’s mixed with processed water to make a fibre suspension. Im- purities are removed using a series of screens and the waste water is then cleaned and treated through an on-site anaerobic digestion facility before being safely discharged. The process uses micro-organisms, working in the absence of oxygen, and creates biogas that’s converted into sustainable energy by DS Smith partner IDEX.This is then used to provide greener electricity to homes and businesses throughout the Normandy region. By investing in the expansion of Rouen’s anaerobic treatment facility DS Smith is now able to process 100 percent of the waste water produced on-site and, as a result, harvest more of the biogas produced. This could boost the total biogas production of the mill from 26,000 MWh to 39,000 MWh annually, an in- crease of 13,000 MW (50 percent), which will deliver potential savings of up to 2,600 tons of CO2 per year. That’s reportedly equivalent to taking more than 600 small cars off the road every year. Purifying its waste water to create power is anoth- er example of how DS Smith is building the circular economy.As well as reducing our CO2 emissions, bio- gas is a greener alternative as its more circular than other gas fuels due to its biological make up. At Rouen, the investment in expanding the anaerobic digestion system will also reduce the mill’s biological sludge, reducing the number of vehicle movements needed to remove this from the site. As a water-intensive business,DS Smith feels it is vital that its mills consume, recycle and treat the water it uses responsibly and efficiently so that the company complies with all legislative requirements and mini- mizes its impact when it returns water to the natural environment.‘As part of our Now & Next Sustainability Strategy, DS Smith has set climate targets that commit the company to at least a 40 percent reduction in CO2 emissions per ton of production by 2030, compared to 2019 levels, and Net Zero emissions by 2050.
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DuPont Packaging Graphics is the world’s leading supplier of flexographic printing systems in digital and conventional formats; including Cyrel® brand photopolymer plates, Cyrel® FAST processing equipment, Cyrel® round sleeves, mounting and fin - ishing products. For more than 35 years, beginning with Cyrel®, the first photopolymer printing plate, through to to - day’s digital workflow revolution, DuPont has been driving innovation in the Flexo and package printing industries. The Digital Cyrel® FAST imaging system has been broadly recognized for its efficiency, productivity, print performance, and environmental benefits. Flint Group www.flintgrp.com Flint Group Flexographic Products develops, man - ufacturers and markets an extensive portfolio of printing consumables, including: nyloflex ® photopoly - mer printing plates and processing equipment, and dayCorr ® die-cutting blankets and anvil covers. With a strong customer focus, unmatched service and support, and superior products, Flint Group strives to provide exceptional value, consistent quality and continuous innovation to customers around the world. Harper Corporation of America www.harperimage.com We’ve made ceramic anilox rolls longer than any - one in the world and pride ourselves on being the best in the world. Whether wide web, narrow web, newspaper, or corrugated markets, Harper continu - ously strives to bring new flexographic products and services to the printing industry that will improve the quality of your graphics. Flexotecnica’s patented Safe Sleeve Change ® system and Speedy Clean ® auto washup system are designed to give converters a competitive edge through Flexotecnica’s commitment to research and development. Sales, service and support for Flexo - tecnica presses is provided by KBA North America, Inc. in Dallas, Texas with U.S. resident technicians, an extensive spare parts inventory and an experi - enced, dedicated service staff. KBA-Flexotecnica – Get the Edge www.kba-flexotecnica.com/en/
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Supply Chain Security Act, once fully implemented in November 2023,will require all members of the supply chain to use an electronic, interoperable system that tracks a drug at the unit level throughout the supply chain until it reaches the patient.This will provide pro- tection against exposure to drugs that may be coun- terfeit, stolen, contaminated, or otherwise harmful.The product identifier must be a standardized graphic in both human-readable format and on a machine-read- able data carrier in a 2D data matrix barcode contain- ing the National Drug Code (NDC) plus a unique serial number, lot number, and an expiration date. By adding track-and-trace capabilities to pharma- ceutical and other healthcare products, the label can help better document and communicate regulatory compliance and faster, more precise recalls. RFID and intelligent labeling can be the best way to accom- plish this feat. “Track-and-trace can help monitor temperature and other conditions to ensure drug quality with passive RFID sensors,” commented Keller. “And RFID gives drug makers and pharmacists more effective ways of communicating about correct product use, enabling improved patient compliance.” Avery Dennison has reportedly developed a wide range of portfolios to meet demand across the health- care landscape.The company’s Pharma Security Solu- tion Portfolio features products that overtly show a product has been tampered with.These include fiber tears, sharp tears, frangible and voids. Plus, the Cold Chain and Cryogenic Portfolio can help ensure clear identification of biological materials from collection to storage, transportation and delivery. “Products in this portfolio feature good adhesion to substrates, including PP, glass, PVC and steel/alumi- num, as well as print compatibility with UV flexo and thermal transfer,” stated Keller. “Good conformability for small diameter containers is also important, as is the ability to withstand multiple freeze-thaw cycles. Suitability for autoclave sterilization is critical, as well. To meet demand for smart solutions, Avery Denni- son’s Pharma Intelligent Label Portfolio consists of RFID inlays to create intelligent labels for multiple use cases. These include track-and-trace (consumer safe- ty, authentication and anti-counterfeiting), inventory management (Improved efficiency and more effective product recalls), and consumer engagement (virtual pharmacist, dosage tracking and more). In addition to enhanced product performance, phar- maceutical companies often desire label materials to come with assurances of component change minimi- zation and robust change notification due to the time
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and cost associated with gaining FDA approval for new drug launches, which includes the drug packag- ing. “Products in Avery Dennison’s pharma portfolio provide such assurances with change notification up to 12 months,” added Keller.“We also maintain a Drug Master File Listing with FDA — which helps end us- ers with FDA approvals of the labels — specifically by providing formulation information to determine if the adhesive is safe to use in the application.” Avery Dennison has also engineered products in the healthcare arena that meet current demands for sustainability. In 2018, a survey conducted across four Mayo Clinic locations across the United States found that single-use plastics made up at least 20 percent of medical waste generated in US hospitals; 57 percent of those surveyed didn’t know which items in operating theaters could be recycled, 39 percent said they either sometimes or never recycled, and that 48 percent had “a lack of knowledge” about recycling.
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